As interest in circadian lighting grows, the lighting industry is developing metrics and products while validating approaches. This article provides a refresher on circadian lighting and focuses on three recent studies pointing to potential benefits. 1) Healthcare project – In…

Mark S. Rea, Professor of Architecture and Cognitive Sciences at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has agreed to chair a task group with Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) working to develop a recommended practice for the specification,…

The lighting industry continues to explore the potential for lighting solutions to benefit and optimize human health. Studies indicate light has physiological effects that go beyond vision. In recent years, the industry has focused on the effect of light on…

Tunable LED lighting can help keep peoples’ circadian clocks in check, why not enlist LEDs in the war against jet lag? Without diving into the science, blue frequencies can stimulate, and ambers can relax In one of the latest developments,…

Lighting Science strikes three-year deal with hospital products facilitator Vizient for human centric and other LED lighting products. Irving, Texas-based Vizient Inc. facilitates purchases of about $100 billion worth of goods annually for members including the country’s top hospitals such…

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